#A69EBD#A69EBD
#A69EBD is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.045 H 297.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A69EBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 158, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 19%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 16%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.2%, 16.4%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.70, 9.07, -14.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.70, 17.45, 301.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.63% 0.0206 -0.0404) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.63% 0.045 297.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1362, 36.2347, 53.1718) |
| Luminance | 0.3624 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.32
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.35
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.80
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 10.50
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.50
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 11.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A69EBD #B5BD9E
analogous
#9EA5BD #A69EBD #B59EBD
triadic
#A69EBD #BDA69E #9EBDA6
tetradic
#A69EBD #BD9EA5 #B5BD9E #9EBDB5
square
#A69EBD #BD9EA5 #B5BD9E #9EBDB5
split-complementary
#A69EBD #BDB59E #A5BD9E
monochromatic
#665B86 #857AA4 #A69EBD #C7C2D6 #E9E7EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#A69EBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.25
#A69EBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A69EBD
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A69EBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A69EBD | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.25 | 8.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A2BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A2BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2A2A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a69ebd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 158, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.045 297.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0bad1',
500: '#a69ebd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a69ebd; $custom-light: #c0bad1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a69ebd",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 158,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.484,
"s": 19.018,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71634,
"c": 0.04534,
"h": 297.1
},
"luminance": 0.36235
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A69EBD
secondary
#DEE0D7
accent
#9D4887
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F7F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121114
muted
#818082